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The letter for the king

When Tiuri answers a desperate call for help, he finds himself on a perilous mission that could cost him his life. He must deliver a secret letter to the King who lives across the Great Mountains - a letter upon which the future of the entire realm depends. It means abandoning his home, breaking all...

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Main Author: Dragt, Tonke (Author, Illustrator)
Other Authors: Watkinson, Laura (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Dutch
Published: London : Pushkin Children's Books, 2020.
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Quests (Expeditions) > Young adult fiction.
Knights and knighthood > Young adult fiction.
Action and adventure fiction > Young adult
Young adult fiction.
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Summary:When Tiuri answers a desperate call for help, he finds himself on a perilous mission that could cost him his life. He must deliver a secret letter to the King who lives across the Great Mountains - a letter upon which the future of the entire realm depends. It means abandoning his home, breaking all the rules and leaving everything behind - even the knighthood he has dreamed of for so long.
Item Description:English language translation first published by Pushkin Children's Books in 2013 --title page verso.
"A Netflix original series" --cover.
Physical Description:508 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
ISBN:9781782692591
1782692592
Author Notes:Tonke Dragt was born in Jakarta in 1930 and spent most of her childhood in Indonesia. Her family moved to the Netherlands after the war and, after studying at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Dragt became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, followed a year later by The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year award and has been translated into sixteen languages. Dragt was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001.

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